Sunwing Airlines announced today the opening of a new route that will connect Vancouver, Canada and Liberia in Costa Rica, starting December 23, 2018.

The flight will initially operate only from December 23 through March 31, departing on Sundays, to offer Canadians an opportunity to escape the cold weather of those months and enjoy the warm summer in Costa Rica.

This is the second direct flight announced to the Daniel Oduber Airport in Liberia, in the recent days, when Aero Mexico confirmed a new route between Mexico City and Guanacaste.

President of Tour Operations for Sunwing, Andrew Dawson, commented on the news. “We’re very pleased to be introducing Costa Rica for the coming winter. As well as being renowned for its eco tours and adventures, this popular destination also stands out for the quality of its accommodation. With this new service, our Vancouver customers will be able to choose between two of our consistently most popular top-rated resorts, Riu Palace Costa Rica and Riu Guanacaste, or be among the first guests to experience the new Planet Hollywood Costa Rica, opening this fall. As an added benefit, we will be operating the flight service on our new Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplanes. The improved fuel efficiency of the MAX will also enable us to offer an increased number of direct flight services from our Western airports”, reads the news by Sunwing Travel Group.

“It gives me great joy to give such great notice in such a short period of time, since one of the commitments I took under my administration is the strengthening of tourism from Mexico, Canada and the United States, markets of great importance for Costa Rica in terms of affinity and distance”, commented Maria Amalia Revelo, Minister of Tourism.